Tuesday, January 12, 2010

What we have been up to:

Ok I know long time no hear from us Cross' but we are back!

Here is what we have been up to since leaving Philly in July:

Besides Ted working, me getting healthy, both of us working out A TON, loosing weight, getting strong, being warm, rekindling old AZ friendships (or strengthening - right Abneys :)  missing Philly friends, spending time and vacations with family and having fun here are some of our where abouts for the last few months.


The first stop in Arizona on our drive from Philly to the west?  Of course Greer, AZ where Ted's grandparents live for the summer.  Grandpa took us fishing and I caught one!


Attended the first of many celebrations (here a shower) for Amanda Ted's littlest sisters marriage.
Such a great couple!


Attending our great friends temple marriage (sealing for eternity) in the New York LDS Temple.


Went to the actual wedding of Ted's baby sister.


Ted and the Beautiful Bride



Attending a Halloween party at the new couples house (they are Snow White and Prince Charming, Ted and I are them - his sister and new hubby, Ted's parents are Tooth Fairies - yes his dad wore a tutu, Ted's other sister and hubby Ketchup and Mustard, and his grandparents said they dressed like old people!)


The tooth fairy watching football :)


Took tons and tons of pictures for people
(Call me I am free I just love it!)
This one is of Ted's family business JAT Investment Advisors
(Ted, Julie, Amanda, Jack and Valrie Cross)
(well Cross was the last name up until the girls got married)



Went to Utah for Thanksgiving
And I think I might have bugged my little sister a little too much, ha ha!
(here I am waking her up in her U of U tennis sweat suit, hey that means I lover her a lot!  I am wearing U of U gear!)


The girlies baking - missing the fourth, our sister Bee


Deedee showing Ted Thanksgiving Utah style by hitting tennis balls and shooting the bb gun at a hornets nest in the gully behind my childhood house


Yea Ted and Deeds!  Get it!


Snuggled with Deedee cute pup Ellie Woods Nelson


Lola turned 3 December 3rd, my baby is growing up!



Ted's sister Amanda graduated, what a year she had!  Go girl!



Did some cool hair for a wedding!


Got called into the Spanish Branch in our Church
Young Women and Young Men's
(You are right I don't speak, but I am a fast learner!)
(These youth are amazing!  Here we are partying it up at the New Years Eve Dance!)


Had a great Christmas!  Got crafty and thoughtful this year and saved lots of money!
These two are aprons and towels I made for Ted's Mom and Sister, I am getting more crafty!






 We are going to be an Aunt and Uncle end of February.
Ted and I don't have any nieces or nephews so this will be the first!



Started doing my hair a little different - trying to embrace the natural curl and not fight it! (too much like Shirley Temple?  Be honest!)




Well that is all here!  
We hope all of you have a happy and healthy 2010!  

12 comments:

Eric and Caralee said...

Yay! I know it's no fun when you can't sleep, but I love blog updates! You look gorgeous with your new hair ;)

Lindsay said...

So many things I love about this post! Ted in the cowboy hat being number 1. Hilarious! :) I LOVE your curly hair! Super sassy! The picture with your spanish branch kids is adorable. You guys are such an inspiration to them already I'm sure! Ted's face in the shooting picture with DeeDee! Priceless. Jack in his tooth fairy costume. Still never gets old seeing that one :) And my favorite one....you guys together at Amanda's wedding. Such a cute picture of you two. Good job updating! Maybe you'll inspire me to do mine!! :)

Kathy said...

Love the hair and love the update! I hope you are feeling better today!

nathalia said...

Yay! Finally, updates from the busy couple! Great to hear how wonderful things have been for you guys. You look great and I like the hair a lot. I think you SHOULD embrace it! Hugs from us!

Domanique said...

Hey Girlie! We need to get together sometime... I miss you. We should go see jackie, she had her baby last month.

Kristi said...

Love the curls! Not Shirley Temple at all. She had so many ringlets I wondered if they were real or not!

Alissa said...

Oh my gosh I LOVE your hair I had no idea you had naturally curly hair! So jealous! Embrace, embrace! It was so nice reading your updates! We miss you guys, looks like you're having a blast!

teresa said...

stef, you look absolutely gorgeous, it's so nice to see how well you're doing! we sure miss you guys!

you should join the HB club now that you have the book. i know you have that healthy blog already, you would love it!

Angela said...

Looks like you guys are doing great! I LOVE your hair! You look fabulous. I hope you're enjoying Mexico right now! ;)

Ryan and Chelsea said...

So fun to see what you guys are up to!! I love the curly do, Stef. Sounds like you guys have been busy and having fun.

Derek and Kristen said...

Hope you guys are good! Cute hair!!

John said...

I haven't been here forever, but I liked this post. I still can't believe you guys know Mike Bianco! How great that you got to be with him and his lovely wife for their sealing.